Martha Ann Sorensen

Martha Ann Sorensen of Brook Park, passed away on 11/20/12 at the age of 73 at the First Light Hospital in Mora. Martha "Marty" is survived by her children: Laura Kennedy of Minneapolis, Jon and his wife Jeanne Kennedy of Otsego, Clayton Sorensen and Diane Fossen of Minneapolis, Tim Sorensen and his wife Cheryl of McGregor, 10 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, mother Leoline Doyle of Pear Blossom, CA, sisters Carol Tiffany of Grasston, Jackie Huber and her husband Bob of Brooklyn Park, and 9 other siblings in California. Marty is preceded in death by her father Carl Purdy, husband Robert Sorensen, brother-in-law Robert Tiffany, uncle Robert Curtis, and grandparents Helena & Joseph Curtis. Marty was a ferocious reader with no limit to what she read. She loved to travel and explored many parts of the United States with her husband Bob. They also traveled to Europe with their grandsons Jon and Jason. She loved beautiful flowers, especially roses and her rose garden. She enjoyed the piano and listening to her grandchildren play. She was an outstanding cook who required a perfect table setting. Marty was a brilliant nurse who's career spanned 40 years at various hospitals including Abbott Northwestern and most importantly Kanabec Hospital in Mora. Her nursing career was her life and she took great pride in the care she gave her patients. Her career also took her to Montana, Arizona, and a stint in the United States Army where she was stationed in Germany. She was at her best in a crisis situation and would be most proud to know she had influenced others in nursing. Monsignor Alexsander Suchan will celebrate a Mass of Christian Burial; 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 30, 2012, at Immaculate Conception Church in Pine City, Minnesota. A time of visitation and reviewal is scheduled for one hour prior to the mass at the church. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association. Arrangements are entrusted to the Funeral and Cremation Service ~ Swanson Chapel, Rush City www.funeralandcremationservice.com